How common is the surname Legrand?

5,413 people in the United States had the surname Legrand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,038 Americans. It ranked 6,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Legrand?

Silvia Legrand, Argentine actress (1927-2322).

Where is the surname Legrand most common?

Wikidata records people named Legrand in Argentina.

Is the surname Legrand getting more or less common?

More common. 5,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,413 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Legrand

A French surname, carried by 5,413 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Legrand is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Legrand (literally “Great, Grand”).

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,413 people named Legrand in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,038 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,058.

#6,306

rank among US surnames

5,413

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #6,227)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,297	Hagerman	5,426	56,901
#6,298	Lupo	5,425	56,912
#6,299	McArdle	5,424	56,922
#6,300	Desrosiers	5,423	56,933
#6,301	Aycock	5,422	56,943
#6,302	Weiser	5,421	56,954
#6,303	Galdamez	5,419	56,975

Who is named Legrand

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

68% of people named Legrand identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Legrands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Silvia Legrand
Argentine actress (1927-2322)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Grand

Surnames that sound like Legrand

Legrande

Legrand has the Soundex code L265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L265.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Legrand come from?: Borrowed from French Legrand (literally “Great, Grand”).
How common is the surname Legrand?: 5,413 people in the United States had the surname Legrand in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,038 Americans. It ranked 6,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Legrand?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Legrand identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Legrand?: Silvia Legrand, Argentine actress (1927-2322).
Where is the surname Legrand most common?: Wikidata records people named Legrand in Argentina.
Is the surname Legrand getting more or less common?: More common. 5,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,413 in 2010, up 7.0%.
What are other spellings of Legrand?: Grand.